General Resource Sites

• Life in the Mines 
  Links to various historic mining resources.
• List of Coal-Mining Links 
• Miners' Diseases 
  By Gareth Williams, a socio-economic history of the Rhondda Valleys (Wales) during the period 1800 to 1950. Ankylostomlasis, Beat Knee, Chronic Bronchitis, Emphysema, Nitrous Fumes, Nystagmus, Pneumoconiosis, Respitory Diseases.
• Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Fact Sheet 95-8 - Historical Data on Mine Disasters in the United States 
• Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA): Guide to Mining Museums and Monuments 
  Information about memorials and non-profit museums dedicated to the study and preservation of mining cultures.
• Mining History Network 

Libraries, Archives & Museums

• Eric A. Hegg Photographs 
  Historic photographs after the 1900 gold rush.
• Georgia Gold 
  From the Georgia Archives.
• Haig Colliery Mining Museum 
  Whitehaven, Cumbria, UK. History of the West Cumberland coal-field including the many disasters that claimed over 1,200 men, women, and children.
• Iron Range Research Center  ~ Chisholm, Minnesota
  Focuses on the regional, local and personal history of Minnesota's iron ranges and the people who settled there.
  • Genealogy & Family History 
  • Local History Research 
  • Mining 
• The Library of the Goldsmiths' Company 
  The collection of archives dates from the 14th century.
• Michigan Technological University Archives & Copper Country Historical Collections  ~ Houghton, Michigan
• Mine of Information / Gwybodaeth am y Glofeydd 
  Aims to improve access to research resources relating to the South Wales Coalfield by creating online catalogue records for archives and printed books located in partner institutions, holding the records in EAD and MARC databases at the University of Wales Swansea, and enabling cross-searching of these by the end-user via the Web.
• The National Coal Mining Museum for England 
• New Mexico Mining Museum  ~ Grants, New Mexico
• The Scottish Mining Museum 

Locality Specific

• Bituminous Coal Mines of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. - Index 
  Index to the coal mines and coal companies that mined the bituminous coal seams of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
• Calumet Hecla Mine Applications from the Ross Collection of Cornish to Michigan  ~ Michigan
  Online searchable database.
• Coal Camp Memories of Helen, WV  ~ Helen, West Virginia
  Fascinating rare video footage filmed in the late 1930s and early 1940s of the coal camp at Helen, West Virginia. Segments include coal camp baseball, football, town people, marching bands, etc.
• Coalfield Web Materials  ~ Wales
  Project to digitize photographic and oral history (audio, video) material contained within the University of Wales' South Wales Coalfield Collection.
  • South Wales Coalfield Collection 
    From the University of Wales Swansea.
• Coal Mining and Related Information for Golden, Colorado 
  • Historical Coal Mining Activity Near Golden, Colorado 
• Coal Mining in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era 
• Coal Mining History Resource Centre 
  Links to information on UK coal mining including coal mining accident databases.
• Coal Mining in Illinois 
• Coal Mining Records in The National Archives 
  Research guide from the National Archives, United Kindgom.
• Coal Mining in Williamson Co, IL 
  • Mines in Williamson Co. 
  • Mine Fatalities 
• Coalmining Research Services 
  For schools, genealogists, students, businesses, picture and film researchers and all interested in British coalmining history.
• Coalville, Iowa 
• Durham Mining Museum  ~ England
  Includes information on colleries, companies, accidents & more.
  • Family History 
• French-Canadian Genealogical Research in Houghton County, Michigan 
  "Tracing French Canadians in Michigan's Copper Country" by John P. DuLong.
• GOLD 150 - Celebrating 150 Years of Australian Gold-Rush History 
• Gold Ledge's Gold Rush Genealogy 
  California gold rush resources.
• Gold Mining in Siskiyou County - A Digital Collection 
• Gold Prospectors of Colorado 
• History of Coal Mining in Nova Scotia 
  A collection of historical and/or technical transcripts relating to 300 years of coal mining in the province of Nova Scotia.
• The History of the Treadwell Mines, Alaska 
  From the Bureau of Land Management's Juneau Mineral Information Center.
• HOOD Family History and Coalmining in Mid and East Lothian, Scotland 
  Descendants of David HOOD, a coalminer in Midlothian, Scotland; from 1715-1800's. Also includes information on coalmines in that area.
• Houghton County Michigan Mining Accidents 
  Online searchable database.
• Kentucky Coal Miners 
• LLywernog Silver-Lead Mine Museum and Caverns 
  Collection of machinery and archives housed on the site of a restored 19th c. Lead & Silver Mine in Ceredigion (Cardiganshire) Wales UK.
• Memories of the Durham Coalfield  ~ England
• Mine Accidents 
  From the Pennsylvania State Archives.
• Mines Rescue History in the UK 
• Mining Disasters in the United States 
  From the 1830s to present with date, name of mine, location, number of fatalties, & cause.
• Mining Disasters - Pennsylvania Bureau of Deep Mine Safety 
  • Genealogical Resources 
• Mining History of Michigan Links 
• Mining in Michigan 
• Mining in Wyoming 
  History of mining in Wyoming.
• Pennsylvania State Archives - Mine Accidents 
  The Department of Mines was created in 1903 to succeed the Bureau of Mines, which had been established in the Department of Internal Affairs in 1897.
• Postcards recording the terrible explosion at the Universal pit, Senghennydd  ~ Wales
  On October 14, 1913, there was a disaster in the the Universal Steam Coal Company pit - the most severe in the history of the Welsh coal industry. 439 men and boys were killed. From the National Library of Wales.
  • Welsh Pit Disaster 
• Scottish Mining 
• Slatesite  ~ Wales
  Project to digitize materials for learning about Wales' late quarries, the lives of the quarrymen, & about the uses for slate.
• Welsh Coal Mines 
  • Welsh Mining Disasters, Accidents & Death Lists 
• St. Agnes Tin Mines  ~ Cornwall, England
• Stone & Quarrymen of the West Country  ~ England
  Genealogical Index of Stone Workers and Related Occupations in Cornwall and Devon.
• The Virtual Museum of Coal Mining in Western Pennsylvania 
  Western Pennsylvania coal mines listings of known mines and other information about the mines and some links have miners that worked in each mine.
• Welsh Mine Links 
• West Virginia Coal Mines 

Mailing Lists, Newsgroups & Chat

• Genealogy Resources on the Internet - Occupations Mailing Lists 
  Most of the mailing list links below point to this site, wonderfully maintained by John Fuller. John indexes links for all known genealogy mailing lists, including RootsWeb and others.
• RootsWeb: Genealogy Mailing Lists: Occupations 
  The majority of genealogy mailing lists are hosted by RootsWeb.com. Messages on RootsWeb lists are archived. The links to RootsWeb below point you to the archives (browse or search).

• AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS Mailing List 
  The goldfields of Victoria (Australia) was the lure that brought many immigrants to the state of Victoria in the 19th century, and was a source of great affluence for the state in its formative years. This list covers the history and the genealogy of the people of the geographic area, loosely defined as the golden triangle of the cities of Ballarat (Central Highlands), Bendigo, and Maryborough and their environs. Archives: browse or search.
• AUS-VIC-MINERS-RIGHTS Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in gold mining claims in Victoria, Australia. Archives: browse or search.
• CA-GOLDRUSH Mailing List 
  For anyone who is interested in early California miners and settlers, especially in northern California, 1848-1880. Archives: browse or search.
• COALMINERS Mailing List 
  For anyone whose ancestors were coalminers in the United Kingdom or the United States. Archives: browse or search.
• GOLDSEEKERS Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in various gold rushes including the routes of travel to get to them and the people involved. While the list will focus on North America from 1830 to 1910, discussions of gold rushes in other regions (e.g., Australia, Africa, South America, Central America) are welcome. Archives: browse or search.
• KY-COALMINERS Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the coal miners of eastern Kentucky. Archives: browse or search.
• OCCUPATIONS Mailing List 
  For the discussion and sharing of information regarding occupations from a genealogical standpoint. Archives: browse or search.
• SCOTTISH-MINING Mailing List 
  For anyone who is researching ancestors that worked in Scottish mines in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. Archives: browse or search.
• WYMINING Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in miners and the mining industry in Wyoming. Archives: browse or search.

People & Families

• African American Coal Miner Information Center 
  A brief history of the African American coal mining experience in America, identification of associated coal towns/camps, database of individual miners, links to related sites, and listings of related offline material.

Publications, Software & Supplies

• Cyndi's List Genealogy Bookstore 
  A categorized list of genealogy research books that looks a lot like my bookshelf at home.

• My Ancestor Was a Coalminer 
  A book by David Tonks.
• My Ancestor Was a Coalminer 
  This book addresses documentary evidence to be found on miners and mining and where to go for further research. A must-have book for anyone researching an ancestor who was a coalminer in Great Britiain. by David Tonks, pub 2003 This is a Society of Genealogists Publication.
• New Mexico Mining Fatalities and Accidents 1894-1925 
  Book for sale from the New Mexico Genealogical Society.

Records: Census, Cemeteries, Land, Obituaries, Personal, Taxes and Vital
(Born, Married, Died & Buried)

• Colorado Mining Fatalities (pre-1963) 
  From the Dever Public Library.
• Mine Accidents  ~ Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
• Cornish Mining Index 
  More than 16,000 records of Cornish miners.
• Family Tree Connection - Mining Accidents 
  Search the listings for free, view full details with a fee-based subscription.
• Forest Of Dean Coal Mining - Fatalities Data Base  ~ United Kingdom
• Index of Fatalities in West Virginia Coal Mines 1883-1925 
  Extracted from the Reports of Mine Inspectors.
• Pictou County Miners' Memorials  ~ Nova Scotia, Canada
  Transcriptions of monuments honoring those killed in mining accidents.
• Utah History Research Center 
  A public research facility operated by the Utah State Archives and the Utah State Historical Society.
  • Ashbrook Mining District Mining Records, 1874-1881 
  • Box Elder County (Utah) Mining Records, 1871 
  • Box Elder Mining District Mining Notices of Location, 1889-1893 
  • Box Elder Mining District Mining Records, 1890-1892 
  • Daggett County (Utah) Mining Records, 1919-1984 
  • Duchesne County (Utah) Mining Deeds, 1898-1950 
  • Garfield County Recorder, Mining Notices of Location, 1907-1911 
  • Garfield County (Utah). County Recorder, Mining Abstracts, 1872-ongoing 
  • Henry Mining District (Utah) Mining Records, 1883-1896 
  • Iron County (Utah). County recorder, Mining Deeds, 1899-1964 
  • Iron County (Utah) County recorder, Mining location notices (placer claims), 1912-1965 
  • Iron County (Utah). Recorder, Mining Location Notices, 1881-1964 
  • Kane County (Utah) Mining Records, 1910 
  • San Juan County (Utah). County Recorder. Mining records, 1891-1914 
  • Sevier County (Utah) Mining Placer Claims Index, undated 
  • Sevier County (Utah) Mining Records, 1897-1970 
  • Sevier County (Utah) Mining Records Indexes, 1896-1983 
  • Tooele County (Utah). County Recorder. General Mining Index, 1869-1978 
  • Tooele County (Utah). County Recorder. Mining Claims Abstracts, 1891-1978 
  • Tooele County (Utah). County Recorder, Mining Claims Abstracts Index, 1891-1978 
  • Tooele County (Utah). County recorder, Mining Districts Index, 1951-1978 
  • Tooele County (Utah). County recorder, Mining Location Notices Indexes, 1891-1978 
  • Tooele County (Utah). County Recorder, Mining Records, 1885-1917 
  • Tooele County (Utah). County Recorder, Patented Mining Claims Index, 1891-1978 
  • Tooele County (Utah). County Recorder. Willow Springs Mining District Records, 1891-1900 
  • Uintah County (Utah) Mining Records, 1889 
  • Uintah County (Utah) Mining Records Indexes, 1887 
  • Wasatch County (Utah) Mining Notices of Location, 1897-1962 
  • Wasatch County (Utah) Mining Proof of Labor Records, 1901-1959 
  • Washington County (Utah). County Recorder, Abstracts (Mines), 1876- 
  • Washington County (Utah). County Recorder, Mining Notices of Location, 1891-1959 
• Valdez Gold Rush Centennial 
  • Valdez Museum & Historical Archive - Rush Participants Database 
    Valdez Gold Rush 1898-1899, Names Database

Societies & Groups

• Coal Association of Canada 
• Mining History Association  ~ U.S.
• Northern Mine Research Society  ~ U.K.
• Peak District Mines Historical Society  ~ U.K.
  • A List of British Mines in 1896 
• Welsh Mines Society / Cymdeithas Mwyngloddiau Cymru 

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